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The 16:03 to Purgatory (Part One of Two)
The 16:03 to Purgatory (Part One of Two) Air shimmered in iridescent layers, desert heat smouldering under a cloudless Arizona sky. A diamondback...
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Eclipse
Eclipse Clouds in a dawn sky seen through stoical eyes can sometimes seem like ethereal carriers of innermost angst. Maybe there is a silent...
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The Moon Maiden
This poem is based on a Japanese folktale about a childless couple – a bamboo cutter and his wife – who are given an infant by the Moon Maiden. It is...
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Falling
Falling I am no one . White walls washed by sodium light was all I could see. There was a certain kind of claustrophobia that went with the room, a...
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The Golden Fleece (Part Two of Two)
Part One at: https://www.abctales.com/story/marandina/golden-fleece-part-one-two The Golden Fleece (Part Two of Two) Feeling slightly restless, I...
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‘I heard you lead our Arty
Posted on Mon, 09 Mar 2026
‘I heard you lead our Arty into the hollowlands,’ said Mani.
Ooh intriguing. The plot thickens. I like little snippets dropping in like that making the story turn.
Looking forward to more.
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Thanks, Jane. Your feedback
Posted on Tue, 10 Mar 2026
Thanks, Jane. Your feedback is always helpful.
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I remember leaving hospital
Posted on Fri, 06 Mar 2026
I remember leaving hospital as a kid after having a broken arm sorted. My mum made me boiled egg and soldiers. It tasted like one of the best meals I ever had, so happy was I to be home. This all seems a bit of a puzzler, Jenny. I hope it's...
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The internal rhyming is so
Posted on Thu, 05 Mar 2026
The internal rhyming is so well done. Pure nonsense but highly enjoyable. Well...unless it's all true.
My favourite lines "...made the nurse curse when he shredded
Read full commenther purse and dismembered her favourite hat.."
Posted in Teeth Tales: Ernie's Terrible Teething
Eesh....not sure things like
Posted on Wed, 04 Mar 2026
Eesh....not sure things like 'T B and Cancer' should be thrown around before test results are in. Bless you Jenny. Looking forward to reading more and hoping for a happy ending.
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Thanks for reading, T.
Posted on Fri, 27 Feb 2026
Thanks for reading, T.
[I try not to think of the footie at the mo. Terrible result last Friday. I watched Leeds last night who did their best but it wasn't enough v The Mancs.]
I must set a story in my hometown of Brum at some...
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Still off-kilter and
Posted on Fri, 27 Feb 2026
Still off-kilter and intriguing.
Looking forward to the next chapter!
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Intriguing and off-kilter.
Posted on Thu, 26 Feb 2026
Intriguing and off-kilter.
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That's a fascinating,
Posted on Thu, 26 Feb 2026
That's a fascinating, sweeping summary of post-war PMs. A piece written with a good deal of authority. I guess you could say it's been quite a rollercoaster in terms of policies and personalities. We could be in for yet more radicalism at the...
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All caught up with this one.
Posted on Thu, 26 Feb 2026
All caught up with this one. Intriguing and imaginative. My kinda story. More to come?
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